Kickoff: 2:36 p.m. (CST), Saturday, Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Neb.

Television: ABC Regional (Brent Musburger — play-by-play; Gary Danielson – analyst; Jack Arute – sideline)

Radio: Pinnacle Network (Jim Rose — play-by-play, Adrian Fiala — analyst, Gary Sharp — sideline)

2003 records: Nebraska 8-2 (4-2 Big 12), Kansas State 8-3 (4-2 Big 12)

Ratings: Nebraska is rated No. 18 in the Associated Press poll and No. 15 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. Kansas State is No. 25 in both polls.

Returning starters: Nebraska 15 (5 offense, 9 defense, 1 kicker); Kansas State 14 (7 offense, 5 defense, 2 specialists)

Coaches: Frank Solich, sixth season, 57-18; Bill Snyder, 15th season, 124-54-1

Notes: Nebraska completes its 2003 home schedule with its toughest test of the year at Memorial Stadium . . . Kansas State is tied with Nebraska atop the Big 12’s North Division with a 4-2 conference record. The Wildcats opened the year with four consecutive victories and were ranked in the nation’s top 10, before three consecutive losses, including road losses in their first two Big 12 games at Texas and Oklahoma State. Since those setbacks, Kansas State has hit its stride, winning four straight games by an average of 34.5 points. K-State is coming off a 45-0 shutout of Iowa State, a victory that propelled the 'Cats back into the national polls for the first time since early October . . . Saturday’s game will go a long way toward determining the North representative in the Dec. 6 Big 12 Championship Game in Kansas City. The winner will be guaranteed at least a share of the North title and would travel to Kansas City unless there was a three-way tie for the North crown, also involving Missouri. A Nebraska loss to Kansas State would eliminate the Huskers from contention for the division title . . . The Huskers have a history of domination against Kansas State in Lincoln, winning each of the past 17 matchups against the Wildcats at Memorial Stadium. Kansas State’s last victory over the Huskers in Lincoln was a 12-0 victory in the 1968 season, also the last time Nebraska was shut out at home . . . Kansas State is coming off its most lopsided victory ever against Nebraska, a 49-13 defeat of the Huskers last fall in Manhattan. In the last meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska won 31-21 in 2001 . . . Offensively, Kansas State is led by quarterback Ell Roberson, who ranks among the Big 12 leaders in rushing, passing, passing efficiency and total offense. Roberson has rushed for 696 yards and 11 touchdowns, while completing 55 percent of his passes for 1,641 yards and 18 touchdowns, against seven interceptions. Tailback Darren Sproles has posted a second straight 1,000-yard season, with 1,300 yards and 12 touchdowns in 11 games this season. Senior wide receiver James Terry is K-State’s leading receiving threat with 50 catches for 909 yards and 10 touchdowns. In total offense, K-State ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 24th nationally at 429.1 yards per game . . . The Wildcats are allowing an average of 268.6 yards per game, second in the Big 12 and sixth nationally. K-State is allowing 99.3 yards per game on the ground and 169.3 yards per contest through the air, both among the nation’s top 25 in those categories. Senior linebacker Josh Buhl is a Butkus Award semifinalist and the leader of the Wildcat defense. Buhl has 145 total tackles, including eight tackles for loss . . . It will be Senior Day at Memorial Stadium, with the Huskers saying good-bye to a 34-man senior class . . . More than 70 Nebraska football watch parties across the nation will receive an hour live pregame special via satellite. The special, which will also be carried online at HuskersNside, will feature a speech by Nebraska Athletic Director Steve Pederson, a virtual tour of the new facility and information on the Husker Nation Championship Drive. The one-hour segment, which will begin at 1:30 p.m. (CST), will conclude with the tunnel walk and performances by the marching band before cutting to live coverage on ABC at 2:30 p.m.